Salamanca in 2 days
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- Salamanca
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- Weekend
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Visitors will enjoy a unique experience on this daylong tour of the historic city of Salamanca, allowing them to discover its streets, monuments, gastronomy and above all, the culture that can be seen and felt at every turn.
This attractive route is worth savouring unhurriedly, starting in Salamanca’s historic quarter with a visit to the bustling Plaza Mayor and the Cathedral. In the university quarter tourists should look out for the famous frog that adorns the façade of the historic building and enjoy magnificent panoramic views from the Clerecía Towers.
This route includes the following sites of interest: the Plaza Mayor, Salamanca University Colleges, the Shell House, the Clerecía building, the Roman Bridge, the Calixto y Melibea Kitchen Garden, the Art Nouveau and Art Decó Museum, Lis House, the Convent of San Esteban, the Convent of Las Dueñas, Salamanca Cave and La Salina or Fonseca Palace.
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What to see?
Tour of the towers of the Cathedral of Salamanca (IERONIMUS)More informationThe Cathedral’s towers are one of Salamanca’s best-known landmarks. They can be seen from the distance, rising up an impressive 100 metres over the city skyline and forming an imposing sight as visitors...
Convent of DueñasMore informationA convent that was originally a magnificent palace, converted in the 16th century, coinciding with the construction of the church and convent, from 1530 onwards. The church domes are the work of Martín...
La ClereciaMore informationAlso called the Holy Spirit, it was the church of the Colegio Real de la Compañía de Jesús, built in the 17th century. Inside it is a Latin cross with three naves with side chapels and a transept with a...
Higher School of the University of SalamancaMore informationThe building began in 1411 when Benedict XIII ordered its construction. The facade, from 1529, shows in the central street on the lower floor, a medallion with half-length images of the Catholic Monarchs...
Palace of the Salina or FonsecaMore informationBuilt in 1538 with an elegant façade and a courtyard decorated with dante-esque figures.It used to belong to Don Rodrigo Messía, married to Doña Mayor de Fonseca. It is known as ‘La Salina’ given that...
House of the ConchasMore informationMost impressive monument of the era of the Reyes Católicos in civil art. Built at the end of the 15th century. Gothic, Moorish and Italian elements are joined in this house.Its founder was Doctor Rodríguez...
Lower School of the University of SalamancaMore informationOn the access cover an impost gives way to a central body formed by three rectangles separated by pilasters decorated with various animals, the cost of arms of Charles V on the central panel and two tow-headed...
Museum of the University of SalamancaMore informationIt is in a room of the so-called Escuelas Menores. Among its art exhibitions highlights the 'Cielo de Salamanca', a painting of Spanish-Flemish style of Fernando Gallego (1490) that covered part of the...
Major Square of SalamancaMore informationThe Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, from the 18th century, is one of the most beautiful urban monumental squares in Europe. Construction began in 1729 at the behest of the corregidor Rodrigo Caballero Llanes....